Figure 1

Abstract

<p>A. Body weight gain (% initial weight) from experimental uninfected and undernourished groups under a low protein diet. APOE 4/4 targeted replacement (APOE 4/4 TR) mice (n = 17) showed 643 a better growth response in comparison with APOE 3/3 targeted replacement (APOE 3/3 TR) mice (n = 8). <b>B.</b> Body weight gain (% initial infection weight) from experimental mice challenged by a compounded malnutrition and <i>Cryptosporidium parvum</i> insult. Undernourished mice were orally inoculated with 10⁷- unexcysted oocysts diluted in 100 µl of PBS. APOE deficient mice show impaired growth following <i>Cryptosporidium parvum</i> infection as compared to the other groups. Results are shown as mean ±SEM.</p